3 of 5 Elgin shooting victims released from hospital

Elgin police Thursday appealed for the public's help today in their investigation of five people shot after leaving a party in the northwest suburb early Sunday, saying that three of those shot have been released from the hospital.

The shooting happened about 3:10 a.m. in the 300 block of North Street, police said in a news release. The five, who are all adults, had left a large party in the 200 block of North Street not long before they were shot, police said in a release Thursday evening.

Police were not releasing information on the circumstances of the shooting except to say that it did not appear to be random. Investigators are still interviewing people who were at the party, to which between 80 and 100 people were invited, police said in a release.

Police found four people on the scene who had been shot. Of those, two men and a woman have been released from hospitals, and two men are still being treated at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, police said Thursday night.

Originally, each of the victims was taken to either Presence Saint Joseph Hospital or Sherman Hospital. A fifth person who had also been shot drove himself to Presence Saint Joseph.

Police refused to release the ages of the victims Thursday night, and said in the release that another news release would be issued "when pertinent new information is available." All of them are Elgin residents, according to the release.

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Gang Crimes Unit at (847) -289-2646. People can also submit tips anonymously by calling (847) 695-4195 or by texting 847411 and including ELGINPD in the beginning of the text.